71 West Capital Partners Takes Position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF $EFA

71 West Capital Partners purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 243,835 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $23,415,000. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF makes up 1.1% of 71 West Capital Partners’ holdings, making the stock its 21st biggest position.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in EFA. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 359.5% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 11,306,948 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,085,806,000 after buying an additional 8,846,240 shares in the last quarter. Causeway Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 70,110.5% during the third quarter. Causeway Capital Management LLC now owns 4,959,667 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $463,084,000 after acquiring an additional 4,952,603 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 15.5% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 31,617,599 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,036,238,000 after acquiring an additional 4,244,605 shares during the last quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 9,468.5% during the fourth quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC now owns 2,091,588 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $200,855,000 after acquiring an additional 2,069,729 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 13.9% during the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC now owns 15,736,766 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,511,202,000 after acquiring an additional 1,922,902 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Down 0.9%

EFA opened at $104.08 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $76.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 0.78. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a 52 week low of $85.68 and a 52 week high of $105.94. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $102.89 and its 200 day simple moving average is $100.24.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Company Profile

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF, formerly iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund (the Fund), is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond to the price and yield performance of its underlying index, MSCI EAFE Index (the Index). The Index has been developed by MSCI Inc as an equity benchmark for its international stock performance. The Index includes stocks from Europe, Australasia and the Far East. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index.